Baripada: Three persons including a differently-abled minor girl have lost their lives in elephant attack at separate places in Mayurbhanj district in the last 24 hours.
An old man and a minor girl were attacked at Lodhasahi under Gadigan panchayat in Morada block of the district late last night.
Similarly, a villager was fast asleep in his house at Sirsa village under Bangiriposhi forest range when an elephant broke the wall of his house killing him on the spot.
While family members of the deceased have demanded compensation, the rise of elephant attacks in the area have panicked the locals.
